Tag Archives: demagoguery

How do we reconcile these two visions for America’s future?

By Mark | November 8, 2012

In the wake of this incredibly divisive campaign season which we just lived though, I can’t help but wonder whether our nation has a reasonable chance of surviving this perfect storm which has arisen around us, having been fed for so long by the forces of paranoia, fear, environmental volatility, and economic uncertainty, which are [...]

Posted in Media, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged being human, Christian soldiers, Christians under attack, Glenn Beck, humanity, Obama, persecution complex, RFK, Ripples of Hope, Robert Kennedy, wrath of an angry god | 19 Comments

I’d like to live in a world where Obama could have stared right into Romney’s eyes, channeled a little Samuel L. Jackson, and said “Fuck coal.”

By Mark | October 16, 2012

I know I should be writing about Romney’s ridiculous response to the “equal work for equal pay” question, where he essentially said that he didn’t need to pass legislation protecting women’s rights in the American workplace because he hired a bunch of women (or a “folder full” if you will) when he was a Governor, [...]

Posted in Alternative Energy | Also tagged 47%, coal, debates, equal pay for equal work, Freeloading 47, Obama, Presidential politics, Romney, solar, wind power, women's rights | 24 Comments

Michele Bachmann, saying “that’s the kind of spirit I have too,” launches her Presidential campaign near the childhood home of serial killer John Wayne Gacy

By Mark | June 27, 2011

Representative Michele Bachmann, who, if you’re not familiar with her, is like Sarah Palin without the intellectual gravitas, was on Face the Nation yesterday with Bob Schieffer to announce the launch of her Presidential campaign. Schieffer, to his credit, took the opportunity to call the Tea Party favorite out on the many lies she’s told [...]

Posted in Media, Politics | Also tagged Bob Schieffer, Face the Nation, Iowa, John Wayne, John Wayne Gacy, lying, Michele Bachman, Obama, PolitiFact, Republican lies, Strategic Oil Reserve, stupid Americans, The Onion, Waterloo | 22 Comments

Claiming the Palin mandate

By Mark | November 4, 2010

As we discussed yesterday, the election, while certainly bad for the Democrats, doesn’t really indicate what could be considered a Republican mandate. But that fact doesn’t seem to stop politicians and pundits from making the claim. And it certainly doesn’t stop demagogues from taking credit. And that’s what we’re seeing right now. Yesterday, in the [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Politics | Also tagged California, Carly Fiorina, Christine O'Donnell, chutzpah, Colorado, Conan O'Brien, Delaware, endorsements, Joe Miller, John Raese, Lisa Murkowski, mama grizzlies, mandates, masturbating bear, Nevada, Pedobear, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, taking credit for things you didn't do, tea party, Tom Tancredo, West Virginia | 10 Comments

Will the Republican party survive the Tea Party?

By Mark | August 4, 2010

Mother Jones, if you haven’t seen it yet, has a great piece on Congressman Bob Inglis. Inglis, a Republican from South Carolina, recently lost his reelection bid – something which he credits in large part to the Tea Partification of the GOP. Here’s a clip: …It was the middle of a tough primary contest, and [...]